My portfolio and the number industry opportunities really took off with my cyberpunk work but adding different concept art to my portfolio boosted the number of opportunities that came my way even more, that also got me thinking, "What else do I like besides robots and sci-fi?"
It was a hard question to answer at first, but it's also one of those that has been there under one's nose forever. I read Samurai Fighting Fantasy books when I was younger, and as a European born in the Iberian Peninsula, I was enchanted by the Celtic and Visigoth culture.
The secret to making a work stand out, especially in client work, is to add a bit of yourself to it. That ingredient shows you love what you're doing, and I think that's essential for others to like it as well, which makes audiences buy the game or watch the film you're working on.
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